As of 10:00 a.m. this morning the Colby Fire is zero percent contained in Glendora, California, a city just along the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, where a state of emergency has been declared. It certainly made for an apocalyptic commute this morning.

Fanned by 80-degree temps, ridiculously low humidity, and Santa Ana winds, the fire's sending embers into nearby neighborhoods where 1000 homes have already been evacuated. The skies are buzzing with planes and helicopters. Ash is falling from the smoke plumes a dozen miles away.

This is what it looks like at my house right now, as the smoke drifts southwest through downtown L.A. I actually knew there was a fire before I got out of bed because of the way my nose and throat were burning.

The Colby Fire is already big enough to see from space. Los Angeles County fire Inspector Scott Miller told KTLA-TV that the fire was moving aggressively, "especially for this time of year." Yikes. There's no rain in the forecast for the rest of the month.